The Nation

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact The Prime Minister stirred this morning sometime after six, found his glasses on the bedside table, looked at his phone and let out a quiet, private 'fuck'. Australians - and not just the ones on the eastern fringe - were still talking about these bloody bushfires. Scott Morrison told the media yesterday that he understood there...

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact A block of cheap flats in Betoota Heights boldly displays the year the building was built - in a manner that suggests it's still going to be a block of year flats in a hundred years' time. The former Medina serviced apartment complex on the corner of Monterey Road and Hinze Street has already been...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT The artform formerly known as 'graffiti vandalism' is expected to be legalised in 2020, following a decision by Prime Minister Scott Morrison to axe the federal arts department. On Thursday, Mr Morrison announced dramatic changes to the public service, cutting the number of departments from 18 to 14. The arts community initially mobilised against the decision, but have since...

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact The Australian Federation of Pilots has told their members to respect cyclists and leave at least one meter when passing them. It comes after a fourth incident between a Diamantina Air Freight (DAF) aircraft and a peloton of local cyclists almost came to blows after the pilot was forced to go round because his glide...

WENDELL HUSSEY | Cadet | CONTACT In some sensational news out of the capital of the country, it's believed that the Australian Labor Party are considering doing their job. This news breaks as the nation battles through its second straight month of devastating bushfires, which the current government is determined to ignore until there's nothing left to burn. That lack of action on the...

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact The State Government of NSW and the Federal Government are remaining confident this morning that the bushfires currently plaguing large throngs of the eastern seaboard will be halted once they reach the sea. Speaking to the media this morning in a joint press conference, Prime Minister Scott Morrison, who'd chosen to at least wear a...

LOUIS BURKE | Culture | CONTACT Desperate times call for desperate measures. Climate scientists at the CSIRO may have been personally warned by Prime Minister Scott Morrison to ‘not get any ideas’ but that hasn’t stopped them looking for solutions to global warming. As school-aged children across the world have been striking from their classes, climate scientists have been afforded access to a treasure trove of...

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact A local ABC employee has pulled down his protest mask this afternoon to enjoy a well-earned Log Cabin and a cold Resch's. Bushfires still rage on the fringe of our inland community with no respite on the horizon. Because of this, many of our town's Loud Australians have opted to wear a face mask so...

WENDELL HUSSEY | Cadet | CONTACT In some news that has shaken the nation to its very core, a report has emerged that some multinational bookmakers might be a bit dodgy. Those revelations came to light last night in 7:30 report which detailed the activity of giant English bookmaker Bet365. Thanks to a brave whistleblower who will probably now be dragged through the courts...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT The Bureau of Meteorology said heavy smoke billowing from bushfires surrounding Sydney will linger in the city basin until Saturday, and probably longer if the catastrophic blazes on the metropolis outskirts cannot be contained. The current air quality in Sydney is now as hazardous as the pokie room in the Bourbon and Beefsteak Hotel in the Roger Rogerson era. Hazardous...